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20:24

Narine strikes; DC 2 down

DC 88-2 (10 ovs) vs KKR | Scorecard

Sunil Narine with his third over and KL Rahul hoists him for a maximum off a full delivery.

A single through deep mid-wicket follows.

Out! Sahil Parakh falls, caught by Ajinkya Rahane as he looks to chip one over the in-field but rushes into the shot. A soft dismissal to end the partnership.

Parakh goes for 24 off 17 balls with three boundaries and a six.

Axar Patel comes to the crease and gets beaten on the outside edge before playing out a dot. Axar then gets off the mark with a single to deep backward point.

8 runs came off the over.

20:17

Rahul ups the ante; DC on top

DC 80-1 (9 ovs) vs KKR | Scorecard

Sunil Narine with his second over and Sahil Parakh carves one to covers and gets off the strike with a single.

Six! KL Rahul charges down and hammers the half-volley straight down the ground for a maximum.

Follows it up with boundary by chipping a full delivery past the bowler.

A single through deep mid-wicket brings Parakh back on strike who cuts one to deep point for a single.

A dot to end the over. 13 runs came off the it.

Varun Chakaravarthy with his second over and Parakh looks to cut the first delivery outside off but is beaten.

Four! In the slot and Parakh hits it over the fielder at cover and the ball races away to the fence.

A dot later, Parakh reverse sweeps one and gets another boundary through deep backward point.

Follows it up with a single through square of the wicket.

A single to mid-wicket to end the 10-run over.

20:06

Porel departs, DC one down

DC 57-1 (7 ovs) vs KKR | Scorecard

Sunil Narine comes into the attack to bowl the final over of the Powerplay.

KL Rahul works the first delivery to long-on and gets off the strike with a single.

Sahil Parakh then plays out a dot before smashing one straight down the ground for a six.

Two dots later, Parakh hits one over the infield and gets a boundary.

11 runs came off Narine's first over.

Varun Chakaravarthy comes into the attack and bowls a dot before Rahul nudges one to the off-side and picks up a single.

A dot and a single through square of the wicket follows.

Two more singles to end the 4-run over.

19:58

Royals down MI to enter playoffs; KKR opt to bowl vs DC

DC 42-1 (5 ovs) vs KKR | Scorecard

Abishek Porel and KL Rahul to open the innings for Delhi Capitals.

Anukul Roy with the new ball for Kolkata Knight Riders. Porel is on strike and he plays out two dots before hitting back-to-back boundaries. A pull over mid-wicket and an elegant drive through extra-cover.

A single later, Rahul gets off the mark with a single to mid-on. 10 runs came off the first over.

Saurabh Dubey to bowl from the other end and starts off with a dot before Rahul picks up a single through short cover. Brilliant over from Dubey as he concedes just two runs including a wide.

Cameroon Green comes into the attack and Porel and Rahul take two singles off the first two deliveries before Rahul smashes one over the deep square leg fence for a six. He follows it up with a boundary over cover and a couple through deep mid-wicket.

14 runs came off the over.

Kartik Tyagi comes into the attack and Porel greets him with consecutive boundaries, first one a thick edge over third man and the next a booming drive straight down the ground. A dot later, Porel drills one through cover and gets three runs.

Two singles to end the 13-run over.

Saurabh Dubey is back into the attack and starts off with a dot and a wide.

A dot later, Porel is out, caught by Tejasvi Dahiya as he looks to drive a length delivery outside off and ends up nicking to the keeper.

Porel goes for 22 off 18 with four boundaries.

Sahil Parakh comes to the crease and gets off the mark with a single to backward point. A single and a dot to end the 3-run over.

Earlier, Kolkata Knight Riders skipper Ajinkya Rahane won the toss and opted to bowl against Delhi Capitals in their inconsequential game at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata.

With RR sealing the final playoff spot by beating Mumbai Indians, KKR are out of contention. DC have already been eliminated from the playoff race.

KKR are unchanged while DC made two changes to their playing XI from their last match, bringing in Auqib Nabi with Kuldeep Yadav as impact substitute.

Have a look at the Playing XIs:

Delhi Capitals: Abishek Porel, KL Rahul (Wicketkeeper), Sahil Parakh, Tristan Stubbs, David Miller, Axar Patel (Captain), Ashutosh Sharma, Madhav Tiwari, Auqib Nabi Dar, Mitchell Starc, Lungi Ngidi.

Impact Subs: Tripurana Vijay, Sameer Rizvi, Vipraj Nigam, Nitish Rana, Kuldeep Yadav.

Kolkata Knight Riders: Ajinkya Rahane (Captain), Tejasvi Singh (Wicketkeeper), Cameron Green, Rovman Powell, Manish Pandey, Rinku Singh, Sunil Narine, Anukul Roy, Kartik Tyagi, Varun Chakaravarthy, Saurabh Dubey.

Impact Subs: Sarthak Ranjan, Vaibhav Arora, Finn Allen, Ramandeep Singh, Rahul Tripathi.

19:50

Archer Powers Rajasthan Royals Into Playoffs

Jofra Archer celebrates the wicket of Rohit Sharma.

MI 175-9 (20 ovs) vs RR 205-8 | SCORECARD

Jofra Archer's superb all-round showing helped Rajasthan Royals outclass Mumbai Indians by 30 runs to seal their place in the IPL 2026 playoffs, in Mumbai.

Archer's late cameo of 32 from 15 balls was instrumental in Royals posting 205/8 after they were sent into bat.

He then starred with the ball, with excellent figures of 3/17 in four overs as MI finished on 175/9 in their 20 overs.

Royals finished on 16 points from 14 matches to become the fourth and final team to advance to the IPL 2026 playoffs.

They will take on Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Eliminator Match on Wednesday, May 27, 2026.

19:48

Royals down MI to advance to playoffs

MI 175-9 (20 ovs) vs RR 205-8 | SCORECARD

Brijesh strikes in the 19th over. Chahar misses a full toss as he looks to hit across the line and is given out leg before wicket. He takes the review but can't overturn the decision as it is all three reds with the ball hitting the middle stump.

Just three runs from the penultimate over as Brijesh finishes with excellent figures of 2/26 in four overs.

Shanaka to bowl the final over with MI needing 37 from the last six balls.

He starts with a full toss which Thakur hits over the covers for a four and hits the next to long-on but doesn't take the single.

Just six runs from the over as Royals beat MI to advance to the playoffs.

19:39

Mumbai need 40 from last 2 overs

MI 166-8 (18 ovs) vs RR 205-8 | SCORECARD

Burger to bowl the 18th over. Thakur swings across the line but misses before the pacer bowls a wide. Thakur hits a length ball down to long-on for a single to make it 19 balls with a boundary at a crucial stage.

Burger all but seals the deal with the wicket of the well-set Suryakumar.

He swings across the line but ends up toe ending it straight back to Burger, who holds on to a sharp catch on his follow through.

Suryakumar walks back after a handy knock of 60 from 42 balls with four sixes and three fours.

Nearly another wicket as Deepak Chahar mistimes the heave and Archer running to his right at long-on gets to the ball but fails to hold on.

Chahar makes good connection next ball to loft Burger over long-on for a six but fails to connect next ball.

19:32

Mumbai need 51 from last 3 overs

MI 155-7 (17 ovs) vs RR 205-8 | SCORECARD

A brave move from Parag to bowl leggie Punja for the 17th over. The 19-year-old leaves MI in further strife as he dismisses Bosch for 2 after he slog sweeps the spinner straight to Ferreira at deep midwicket.

Archer now showing his magic in the field. Shardul smashes Punja straight down the ground as Archer at long-off puts in a superb effort to save the boundary and keep it down to just a single.

Surprisingly, Suryakumar is happy with a single as Punja bowls it on the stumps and Shardul lofts the last ball on the bounce to long-off for a single.

Excellent bowling from the young spinner, giving away just five singles in the 17th over, to finish with 2/44 in four overs.

MI need 51 from last 3 overs

19:26

Archer strikes; Hardik out for 34

MI 150-6 (16 ovs) vs RR 205-8 | SCORECARD

Royals go for the kill as they bring back Archer, who has one over left, to bowl the 16th over.

Hardik hits the first ball wide of mid-off for one and Suryakumar has a big swing but misses before he swats the next for a single.

Archer delivers when it matters, with the big wicket of MI captain Hardik, who is hurried into the pull shot and ends up holing out to the fielder at long-on.

Hardik walks back after a quickfire 34 from 15 balls, after he had put on 48 from 25 balls for the sixth wicket to keep MI in the hunt.

Corbin Bosch picks a single off the last ball to end an excellent over from Archer, who gave away just three runs in the 16th over.

Archer finishes with splendid figures of 3/17 in four overs, including 13 dot balls to follow up on his crucial knock of 32 from 15 balls with the bat.

MI need 56 from last 4 overs.

19:18

SKY's fifty, Hardik's attack revives MI

Suryakumar Yadav

MI 147-5 (15 ovs) vs RR 205-8 | SCORECARD

Pacer Brijesh back into the attack. Suryakumar plays his trademark scoop, helping the ball over short fine leg for a four and takes one off the next.

Hardik mistimes the full toss back to bowler before taking a single and Suryakumar manages one off the next.

Mumbai Indians reach 147/5 in 15 overs, needing 59 from the last five overs.

Suryakumar has made of the dropped catch to score 57 from 37 balls, while Hardik has smashed 33 from 13 balls.

19:17

Hardik's attack revives Mumbai Indians

Hardik Pandya

MI 139-5 (14 ovs) vs RR 205-8 | SCORECARD

Medium pacer Dasun Shanaka comes into the attack. Suryakumar steers the first ball fine for two runs followed by a wide and then takes a single.

Hardik swats the third ball in the gap through midwicket for a four before he hammers the next in the same region for another boundary.

Hardik uses the pace of the bowler to clip the fifth ball behind square on the leg side for two runs and picks a single off the last ball, to get 15 from the over.

Nandre Burger comes back into the attack. Hardik proving to be unstoppable as he blasts the first ball straight back past the bowler for a four through mid-off.

But Burger makes a good comeback to keep the two batters down to four singles to concede eight runs from the 14th over.

Hardik on the charge, smashing 31 from 10 balls faced.

Meanwhile, Suryakumar races to his fifty from 31 balls -- his second half-century of the season.

19:01

Jacks out for 33; Mumbai lose 5th wicket

MI 116-5 (12 ovs) vs RR 205-8 | SCORECARD

Pacer Brijesh back into the attack. Jacks is beaten on the inside edge first ball as Brijesh gets the ball to jag into the right-hander and takes a single off the next.

Brijesh bowls an excellent over, conceding just four singles, doing well to keep the two batters quiet.

Leggie Punja to bowl his third over. Suryakumar picks a single first ball before Jacks lofts the next straight back over the bowler's head for a six to take MI past 100 in the 12th over.

However, the spinner gets revenge next ball as Jack miscues the attempted lofted shot with wicketkeeper Jurel taking a well-judged catch.

Jacks walks back after scoring 33 from 18 balls as MI are reduced to 101/5 in the 12th over.

Hardik Pandya comes out with an attacking mindset. He looks to target the young spinner as he gets it off the outside half but Riyan Parag running back from the covers fails to hold on to a tough chance.

Hardik gets hold off the next ball, smashing it bang off the middle for a straight six back over the bowler's head.

Hardik swings again but the ball turns away a long way to beat the bat. He then swings the last ball over midwicket to end the over with a six to get 22 runs from the over.

18:48

Suryakumar, Jacks rally Mumbai Indians

MI 90-4 (10 ovs) vs RR 205-8 | SCORECARD

Jadeja continues as Suryakumar lofts the spinner inside out over the covers for a six and then takes one off the next.

Jacks misses the reverse sweep but gets the top edge which flies over the wicketkeeper for a four.

Singles off the next three balls makes it 14 runs from the ninth over.

Suryakumar has looked good on 36 from 22 balls, while Jacks has been quite positive with 23 from 10 balls.

MI are fighting back after a few early wickets. Suryakumar sweeps Punja powerfully over midwicket for a six to raise the 50-run stand for the fifth wicket from 25 balls.

He misses out on a boundary not timing the cut shot off a short wide ball for a single to short thirdman and Jacks gets one to wide long-off.

Suryakumar is beaten as he misses the cut shot off the last ball.

MI recover to 90/4 in 10 overs at the halfway mark. They need 116 from the last 10 overs for victory.

18:40

Suryakumar, Jacks rally Mumbai Indians

MI 67-4 (8 ovs) vs RR 205-8 | SCORECARD

Ravindra Jadeja comes into the attack. Singles off the first two balls before Suryakumar chips down the track to loft the spinner straight down the ground for a six.

Suryakumar keeps out the last two balls before he hits the last ball wide of long-off for two runs.

Spin from both ends as leggie Yash Raj Punja comes into the attack, to bowl the eighth over.

Suryakumar, on 27 from 15 balls, gets a lifeline as he looks to whip Punja over midwicket but fails to get enough elevation. However, Brijesh at midwicket puts down a tough chance after he put in the dive but failed to hold on.

Jacks smashes the last ball powerfully over long-on for a six to make up for a few dot balls earlier in the over.

18:30

Varma out for 3; Mumbai lose 4th wicket

MI 49-4 (6 ovs) vs RR 205-8 | SCORECARD

Suryakumar and Varma happy to play it safe against Archer as they pick three singles off the pacer's third over.

Fast bowler Brijesh Sharma comes into the attack in place of Burger.

He strikes first ball with the key wicket of Varma, who is bowled for three. The length ball kept a little low as Varma fails to keep the ball out as MI slip further to 38/4 in the sixth over.

MI still have some batting left. Will Jacks walks in at No 6 for the home team.

He gets off the mark with a nicely-timed boundary past point. However, the right-hander sustains a painful blow on the right hand after Brijesh bowls a high full toss.

That was quite dangerous as Jacks somehow manages to fend the full toss into the leg side for a single. He calls out the physio for some treatment.

A free hit is given for for the high full toss. Suryakumar looks to scoop another high full toss which he ends up deflecting on to his helmet. He also looks in some trouble as the physio rushes out again.

Third full toss in a row by Brijesh as Suryakumar hits it down to long-on for just a single.

Jacks hammers the last ball inside out over the covers for a boundary.

MI are 49/4 in six overs, needing another 157 from 14 overs for victory at an asking rate of 11.21.

18:12

Rickelton out for 12; MI in trouble

MI 35-3 (4 ovs) vs RR 205-8 | SCORECARD

Rickelton gets a lifeline as the fielder at midwicket misses an easy run out chance. Suryakumar had tapped Burger off his pads and set off for a quick run before he decided against it.

Rickelton was more than halfway down before he was sent back but Brijesh Sharma, who has a lot of time in hand, misses with the direct hit.

However, the miss doesn't cost anything for Royals. Rickelton pulls the next ball straight to Sooryavanshi at midwicket to be dismissed for 12.

This was Sooryavanshi's first catch in the IPL.

MI reeling on 24/3 in the fourth over.

Tilak Varma gets off the mark with a single before Suryakumar plays his trademark flick over square leg for a six.

He whips the next ball perfectly in the gap through midwicket for a four.

18:06

Archer's double strike rocks Mumbai

MI 23-2 (3 ovs) vs RR 205-8 | SCORECARD

Left-arm pacer Nandre Burger from the other end. Dhir plays and misses first ball before he takes a single in the covers.

Rickelton then hammers a wide length ball over the off-side for a four. He then lofts the fifth ball back over the bowler's head for a six and keeps strike with a single from the last ball, to get 12 from the over.

Archer strikes again in his second over. Dhir was looking to be positive against Archer. He had escaped with an outside edge off the previous ball but this time Archer flattens the stumps to bowl Dhir for six.

Suryakumar Yadav gets off the mark with a boundary pulling the short ball over short fine leg for a four and takes one off the last ball.

17:59

Rohit out for duck; MI lose early wicket

MI 1-1 (1 ov) vs RR 205-8 | SCORECARD

Rohit Sharma and Ryan Rickelton walk out to open the batting for MI, who will need to make most of the Powerplay.

Jofra Archer starts off with the ball for Royals. The first ball moves away as Rohit gets it off the outside half towards point. Rohit has a big swing next ball but misses it completely before he offers no shot to the third ball.

Archer strikes with the big wicket of Rohit, who looks to hit it across the line but the ball moves away enough to take the edge and is caught behind.

Rohit is dismissed for a four-ball duck.

Naman Dhir clips the fifth ball off his pads for one and Rickelton inside edges the last ball on to his pads.

17:35

Royals recover to post 205 vs Mumbai

RR 205-8 (20 ovs) vs MI | SCORECARD

Royals have kept the runs coming despite losing wickets as the last five overs produced 69 runs.

Thakur to bowl the final over. Jadeja is beaten first ball by a back of length ball angled across. Jadeja takes one off the next ball before Burger clips the next to deep midwicket where a misfield gets him three runs.

Thakur continues his wicket ways with the wicket of Jadeja, who is caught in the covers.

But MI fans are stunned into silence as the no-ball buzzer goes off.

Jadeja makes most of the free hit delivery swatting the free hit delivery wide of long-on for a four to take Royals past 200.

Jadeja then hammers a short wide ball from Thakur through the covers for a four. He then has a go at at Thakur at the other end all in good spirit.

Jadeja picks a single off the last ball as Royals finish on a healthy 205/8 in their 20 overs.

Jadeja played a useful cameo with 19 from 11 balls and Burger stroked 10 from 3 balls as the two batters put on 30 from 12 balls to take Royals past 200.

17:28

Thakur's double strike rocks Rajasthan Royals

RR 191-8 (19 ovs) vs MI | SCORECARD

Bosch starts the 19th over with a short ball down the leg side to Jadeja. It was initially not given a wide before Jadeja overturned the decision with the review.

Full from Bosch as Jadeja hits it down to long-off for one and Nandre Burger digs out the yorker for another run.

Jadeja takes two runs to deep point as wicketkeeper Rickelton misses out on a possible run out opportunity. He was well ahead of the stumps when he collected the throw and took time to get back to the stumps as Jadeja made his crease.

Jadeja then cuts a short wide delivery past point for a four and then takes one before Burger lofts the last ball straight down the ground for a six, to get 16 from the over.

17:21

Thakur's double strike rocks Royals

RR 175-8 (18 ovs) vs MI | SCORECARD

Bosch to bowl the 17th over. Dubey hits the first ball through the covers for one before Archer gets the next on the leg side for two runs.

Archer then swats Bosch over square leg for a six before he mishits the next ball as it falls just short of Tilak Varma, running in from long-off, who does well to stop it on the half-volley to keep it down to two runs.

Archer chips the fifth ball over the bowler for one and Dubey misses the flick but manages to collect a leg bye.

Thakur to bowl the 18th over. Archer playing a vital cameo with the bat. He swings Thakur powerfully over midwicket for his third six of the innings.

Thakur bowls a high full toss which is ruled a no-ball for height. Archer swats the high full toss for a four and also gets another bonus of a free hit.

Archer only manage a single off the free hit delivery before Thakur strikes with the wicket of Dubey, who mistimes the pull shot and is caught for five.

Some controversy after Thakur's blue towel came off when he bowled that delivery which got the wicket of Dubey. Royals head coach Sangakkara has a chat with the fourth umpire over the same issue but eventually Dubey walks off.

Dubey could have appealed against the dismissal over the two incident.

Royals bring in Ravindra Jadeja as the Impact Sub at No 9 with 14 balls left in the innings.

Thakur strikes another key blow in the over with the wicket of Archer, who holes out to Varma at long-on after a quickfire cameo of 32 from 15 balls.

17:06

Royals 6 down; Mumbai in control

RR 148-6 (16 ovs) vs MI | SCORECARD

Chahar back into the attack, to bowl the 16th over. Ferreira despatches a full toss from the pacer over long-on for a six.

But Chahar has the last laugh with the wicket of Bosch off the next ball.

Ferreira pulls the slower bouncer but fails to time it and is caught by Bosch at deep midwicket.

Ferreira is dismissed for 18 as Royals are reduced to 139/6 in the 16th over. Punjab Kings' players will be cheering for MI's bowlers.

No signs of Jadeja yet, he is listed among the Impact Subs. If he doesn't come out to bat, it means Royals are looking at Ravi Bishnoi with the ball.

Shubham Dubey takes two runs through square leg to get off the mark before he takes a risky single next ball.

Archer hammers the last ball powerfully over the fielder at long-off for a six.

16:58

Jurel bowled for 38; Royals 5 down

Corbin Bosch

RR 132-5 (15 ovs) vs MI | SCORECARD

Thakur back into the attack. Royals have sent Jofra Archer at No 7 with Ravindra Jadeja still among the Impact Substitutes.

Donovan Ferreira blocks the first two balls before he takes a single to long-off.

Archer pulls the fifth ball for one and Ferreira takes a single off the last ball, as Thakur gives away three runs in the 14th over.

Leggie Raghu back into the attack. Ferreira finally cuts loose as he swings the spinner wide of long-on for a six, the first boundary for Royals after 14 balls.

Four singles from the rest of the over as Royals reach 132/5 in 15 overs.

16:49

Jurel bowled for 38; Royals 5 down

RR 119-5 (13 ovs) vs MI | SCORECARD

Ghazanfar is back into the attack. He starts with a full delivery which Jurel hammers straight back past the bowler for a four.

The next ball is down the leg side as Jurel sweeps it fine for another boundary.

He cuts the third ball but can't beat Suryakumar Yadav, who makes a good stop at point.

Ghazanfar's poor outing with the ball continues. He bowls a half-tracker which Jurel makes most of, pulling it over midwicket for a six.

However, as has been the case with Royals innings so far, another batter fails to carry on after getting off to a good start.

Infact, Bosch bowls a cracking delivery, a lethal yorker to bowl Jurel, who is unable to jam his bat down in time.

Jurel walks back after scoring 38 from 24 balls as Royals are reduced to 119/5 in the 13th over.

16:35

Shanaka out for 29, Royals 4 down

RR 100-4 (11 ovs) vs MI | SCORECARD

Shanaka's promising innings comes to a tame end. The Sri Lankan, who stroked 29 from 15 balls, is run out after a huge misunderstanding with Jurel.

Jurel had tapped it to point and set off for a quick single as Shanaka responded. But Jurel decided to turn back leaving Shanaka with no chance to make his crease.

Thakur had fumbled initially at point but Shanaka was too far down the pitch. Infact, the bowler Corbin Bosch also failed to gather the ball cleanly but recovered quickly to break the stumps at the non-striker's end.

That is a huge blow for Royals as they slip to 99/4 in 10.3 overs.

16:31

Shanaka, Jurel revive Rajasthan Royals

RR 94-3 (10 ovs) vs MI | SCORECARD

Shanaka looking to dominate against spin. This time he clubs Raghu wide of long-on for his second six.

The Sri Lankan could hold the key for Royals in the middle overs on a pitch which seems to have something for the spinners.

He has made a bright start, stroking 20 from 11 balls, with two sixes.

Pacer Shardul Thakur into the attack for MI, replacing Ghazanfar, who has been expensive with figures of 1/30 in two overs.

He makes a tidy start with three singles from the first four balls. Shanaka continues to be positive as he pulls the short ball from Thakur, helping it over fine leg for a six and picks one off the last ball.

Royals recover to 94/3 in 10 overs at the halfway mark with Shanaka on 28 from 14 balls and Jurel on 16 from 15 balls.

16:20

Parag out for 14; Royals in trouble

RR 75-3 (8 ovs) vs MI | SCORECARD

Leg-spinner Raghu Sharma comes into the attack. A single each to Jurel and Dasun Shanaka before the former drives a full delivery through the covers for two runs.

Jurel takes one to long-off before Shanaka sweeps the last ball to fine leg for another run as Raghu gives away just six runs in his first over.

Ghazanfar continues as Shanaka and Jurel take a single each before the spinner bowls a wide down the leg side which the keeper misses to concede three extra runs.

Shanaka drills the spinner through the covers for a couple before he lofts the spinner over long-on for a six followed by singles off the last two balls.

16:09

Parag out for 14; Royals in trouble

RR 54-3 (6 ovs) vs MI | SCORECARD

Spinner AM Ghazanfar comes into the attack to bowl the final over of Powerplay.

Jurel pulls the short ball over midwicket for a six and then takes one to thirdman.

Parag lofts the fourth ball over mid-on for a four to take RR past the 50-run mark before he hits the next inside out over the covers for another boundary.

However, Ghazanfar has the last laugh. He lofts the flighted ball down the ground but is caught by Tilak Varma at long-on, who takes a stunning catch close to the ropes.

Tilak flicks the ball back as he is about to lose his balance but does well to recover quickly and catch the ball.

Poor shot from Parag as he walks back for 14 from eight balls to leave RR in further strife on 54/3 in six overs.

16:05

Sooryavanshi, Jaiswal fail; Royals in trouble

RR 39-2 (5 ovs) vs MI | SCORECARD

Chahar strikes with the big wicket of Sooryavanshi with the first ball of his third over. He gets the ball to swing just enough as the left-hander gets a big leading edge which is taken by Naman Dhir on the off-side.

A rare failure for Sooryavanshi, who walks back after scoring four from six balls.

This is the second time that Chahar has dismissed Sooryavanshi in the IPL in five balls bowled.

Captain Riyan Parag has a big task ahead of him with Royals struggling after two early wickets.

Parag gets off the mark in thumping fashion as he pulls Chahar for a six over midwicket. He is then beaten attempting to guide the slower ball fine and the same off the last ball.

15:57

Jaiswal out for 27; Royals lose early wicket

RR 33-1 (4 ovs) vs MI | SCORECARD

Jacks starts his second over withy a wide before Sooryavanshi manages just a single to midwicket.

Jaiswal taking on the attack to the MI bowlers as Sooryavanshi takes his time. Jaiswal uses his feet to launch Jacks over long-off for a six and taps the next to point.

Jacks gets revenge with the wicket of Jaiswal, who miscues the lofted shot and is caught on the off-side after scoring 27 from 17 balls.

Dhruv Jurel keeps out the last two balls to end a superb over from Jacks, who has taken 1/12 in two overs.

15:50

Royals off to a quiet start vs Mumbai

RR 25-0 (3 ovs) vs MI | SCORECARD

Jaiswal breaks the shackles after a quiet start. He lofts the first ball of Chahar's second over straight down the ground for a six over long-off.

A single each to the two batters before Jaiswal smashes a wide overpitched delivery through the covers for a four.

Jaiswal then misses the ramp shot off a slower bouncer before he is unable to play the scoop shot as he toe ends the full delivery.

15:44

Mumbai elect to bowl vs Royals; Bumrah rested

RR 13-0 (2 ovs) vs MI | SCORECARD

Off-spinner Will Jacks from the other end. The two batters pick a single each before Sooryavanshi misses the sweep and is struck on the pads.

Jacks is pretty confident but gets nothing from the umpire as MI captain Hardik Pandya takes the review for the LBW.

No bat or glove involved and the ball has struck in line but the point of ball hitting the stumps is umpire's call since the original decision was not out.

Jaiswal has a narrow escape early in the innings.

He clips the fifth ball for a quick single to mid-on before Jacks bowls a wide down the leg side and Sooryavanshi can only dig out the yorker back to the bowler.

Great start for Jacks as he gives away just four runs in the second over.

15:38

Mumbai elect to bowl vs Royals; Bumrah rested

RR 9-0 (1 ov) vs MI | SCORECARD

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Yashasvi Jaiswal walk out to open the batting for Royals, while the experienced Deepak Chahar will open the bowling for MI.

Jaiswal leaves the first ball before he takes one next ball to get off the mark.

Sooryavanshi throws his bat at a wide half-volley hitting it over the top but Will Jacks makes a sensational save at deep extra cover boundary to save the six and keep it down to one. He takes the catch but the momentum takes him over the ropes and he does well to flick the ball in.

Jaiswal has a swing and miss before he lofts the fifth ball down the ground over long-off for a six and keeps strike with one from the last ball.

15:11

Mumbai elect to bowl vs Royals; Bumrah rested

Yashaswi Jaiswal and Vaibhav Suryavanshi

Bumrah takes a rest as MI's bowlers face a tough challenge against the Royals' dashing opening duo of Jaiswal and Sooryavanshi.

MI will be hoping to end their disappointing campaign with a win in front of their home fans.

Check out the playing XIs:

Mumbai Indians: Ryan Rickelton (w/k), Naman Dhir, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya (Captain), Will Jacks, Corbin Bosch, Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur, AM Ghazanfar, Raghu Sharma.

Rajasthan Royals: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Dhruv Jurel (w/k), Riyan Parag (Captain), Donovan Ferreira, Shubham Dubey, Dasun Shanaka, Jofra Archer, Nandre Burger, Yash Raj Punja, Brijesh Sharma

15:06

MI elect to bowl vs Royals; Bumrah rested

Mumbai Indians captain Hardik Pandya has won the toss and elected to bowl against Rajasthan Royals in the IPL 2026 match in Mumbai.

MI, who are already out of contention, have given pacer Jasprit Bumrah a rest with Deepak Chahar taking his place.

Royals, who have face a must-win match, have made three changes as Ravindra Jadeja, Nandre Burger and Riyan Parag come back into the playing XI.

The Royals -- currently placed fourth with 14 points -- need to beat Mumbai Indians to seal their place in the IPL 2026 playoffs.

14:52

Royals face must-win match vs MI

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi

Welcome to the coverage of the IPL 2026 match between Mumbai Indians and Rajasthan Royals at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Sunday.

Rajasthan Royals will look to go full throttle in their bid to seal the last IPL 2026 play-offs spot when they take on a struggling Mumbai Indians.

It will be a test of resilience and fitness for both the teams on a potentially hot and humid Sunday afternoon at the Wankhede stadium, as Mumbai Indians hope to sign off with a consolation victory with Rajasthan Royals aware that all they need is victory.

The Royals -- currently placed fourth with 14 points -- need to beat Mumbai Indians, which will take them to 16 points, at least one point clear of both Punjab Kings (15) and Kolkata Knight Riders (13), who are also in the fray for a play-offs berth.

If RR lose on Sunday, they will be knocked out of the play-off race with either KKR or Punjab Kings go through.

The Royals have lost more than they have won in their last five outings, but they will fancy their chances of a win against MI, knowing the conditions of the venue which has small dimensions.

More than Vaibhav Sooryavanshi's fireworks at the top, it is Yashasvi Jaiswal who poses the biggest threat to Mumbai Indians. The India opener, also a local boy, went hammer and tongs against Jasprit Bumrah and Co. in Guwahati, scoring a 32-ball 77, which sealed the fate of the game in the first half itself.

Jaiswal returns to the venue where he had smacked his maiden IPL century three years ago, having scored his second ton the following year against the same opponent.

But RR will still need more consistency from skipper Riyan Parag and Dhruv Jurel, who both occupy crucial spots in the batting order but have not necessarily provided the impetus in the middle overs. If Jurel has lacked the punch at times, Parag is searching for consistency.

If it is any consolation, MI's record in the last five matches is similar to the Royals with three losses and two wins, but then the hosts will be determined to play for pride and the badge.

The contest will provide MI's struggling Indian stars Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya and Tilak Varma the chance to have one final crack with an impactful performance which would help their team sign off on a positive note.

All eyes once again will be on the young batting prodigy Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, who has proved to be unstoppable with the bat in IPL 2026.

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